Unit 15- Nervous System

Question 1

a-

Answer 1

without

Question 2

-phasia

Answer 2

speech
loss of ability to speak, write, comprehend language
often due to brian dama

Question 3

seizure

Answer 3

convulsion, -ictal

sudden, violent, involuntary contraction of a group of muscles caused by a distruptance in brain function

Question 4

preictal

Answer 4

time before a seizure

Question 5

postictal

Answer 5

time after a seizure

Question 6

encephal/o

Answer 6

brain

coordinates all body activities

Question 7

cephal/o

Answer 7

head, crown

Question 8

crani/o

Answer 8

skull

Question 9

cerebell/o

Answer 9

cerebellum
located in lower back of cranium
responsible for balance and coordination

Question 10

cerebr/o

Answer 10

cerebrum
largest, upper-most portion of brain
“thinking” part of the brain

Question 11

meninges
mening/o
mening/i

Answer 11

layers around the brain and spinal cord

Question 12

nerve root

Answer 12

radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o

Question 13

mon/o

Answer 13

one, single

Question 14

neur/o

Answer 14

nerve

Question 15

-pathy

Answer 15

abnormal condition

Question 16

mononeuropathy

Answer 16

condition that affects a single nerve

Question 17

meyl/o

Answer 17

spinal cord or bone marrow

pathway for nerve impulses between brain, limbs, and lower body

Question 18

neur/o

Answer 18

nerves

receives and transmits message to and from all parts of the body

Question 19

sensory organs

Answer 19

ears, eyes, nose, skin (touch), tongue

Question 20

an-

Answer 20

without

Question 21

esthesi/o

Answer 21

feeling

Question 22

-ologist

Answer 22

specialist

Question 23

anesthesiologist

Answer 23

without feeling specialist

Question 24

psych/o

Answer 24

mind, emotions

Question 25

psychologist (no MD)

Answer 25

specialist of the mind

Question 26

-iatrist

Answer 26

specialist

Question 27

-iatry

Answer 27

study of, field of

Question 28

psychiatrist (MD)

Answer 28

specialist of the mind (MD)

Question 29

conscious

Answer 29

being alert, awake, aware, responsive

Question 30

A&O

Answer 30

alert and oriented

Question 31

syncopal episode

Answer 31

fainting spell | brief loss of consciousness

Question 32

LOC

Answer 32

loss of consciousness or level of consciousness

Question 33

coma

Answer 33

deep state of unconsciousness | no response to pain, no speech

Question 34

aneurysm

Answer 34

localized weak-spot or balloon-like enlargement of the wall of an artery often fatal if ruptures

Question 35

stroke

Answer 35

damage to brain that occurs when blood flow to brain is disrupted (blockage or rupture)

Question 36

TIA

Answer 36

Transient ischemic attack | "little" strokes; warning...

Question 37

CP

Answer 37

cerebral palsy

Question 38

sciatica

Answer 38

pain affecting the back, hip, and outer leg caused by the compression of the spinal nerve root in the lower back

Question 39

paralysis

Answer 39

not able to move a limb or area

Question 40

- paresis | - plegia

Answer 40

loss of sensation and voluntary muscle movement

Question 41

hemiparesis | hemiplegia

Answer 41

paralysis on one side of the body

Question 42

paraplegia

Answer 42

paralysis of both legs and lower body

Question 43

quadriplegia

Answer 43

paralysis of all four extremities | from the neck down

Question 44

monoplegia

Answer 44

paralysis of one limb (arm) or area

Question 45

ADD

Answer 45

attention deficit disorder

Question 46

ADHD

Answer 46

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Question 47

concussion

Answer 47

violent shaking or jarring of the brain

Question 48

A + O X 3

Answer 48

alert and oriented times three (person, place, and time)

Question 49

MS

Answer 49

Multiple sclerosis

Question 50

CAT

Answer 50

computed axial tomography

Question 51

PERRLA

Answer 51

pupils are equal, round, responsive to light and accommodation.

Question 52

analgesic

Answer 52

drug that relieves pain without affecting consciousness

Question 53

anesthesia

Answer 53

absence of normal sensation, especially pain (mostly used during surgery to put someone to sleep and or become numb)

Question 54

MRI

Answer 54

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 55

EEG

Answer 55

electroencephalogram

Question 56

HA

Answer 56

headache